Become Saints!

Don Bosco continued to speak to the boys during hid Good Nights about Mary, Help of Christians. By this time, the Cholera had struck once again, and Don Bosco urged his boys to wear the medal of Mary, Help of Christians. With this was the exhortation t recite daily a Pater, Ave and a Gloria. He also gave tips on how to become saints, at least in this life, and the first on the list was to be obedient. Meanwhile, the Holy See gave a Decree of Praise to the Society, but then the local Archbishop notified Don Bosco that it would be better to ordain his clerics and be absorbed into the archdiocese because of scarcity of priests. Of course, Don Bosco had to disagree, because he too, needed much help in assisting the boys. BM 77

Keep in mind that Don Bosco’s aim was to make people holy. He continues to urge us that the prime reason for entering the Society is to save our souls and the souls of others. Can I say that I am fulfilling this vision for myself and for the people I work with?

Article 61: Fraternal and Apostolic love “...The evangelical counsels, by fostering purification of the heart and spiritual freedom, render our pastoral charity more concerned and productive: the obedient, poor and chaste Salesian is quick to love and serve those to whom the Lord sends him, especially poor youth.”